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If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages, writing, and communicating better in English.

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When you’re sick, all you want is an efficient way to get an effective cure.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare English

Did you know there’s a rule in English that’s always true?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Tips

Is it Congratulations FOR your new job or Congratulations ON your new job?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Tips

The different forms of "used to" can be confusing. They can cover the past or now or a change.

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Category: Common English Confusions

People often trip up when it comes to using “as” versus “like”, so here are a couple of tips for you.

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Category: Common English Confusions

Pronouncing individual sounds correctly is important when speaking, right?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Tips

Another common confusion is when to use the “ed” ending of an adjective (confused) versus the “ing” ending (confusing).

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Category: Common English Confusions

Another common confusion is when to use "few" and when to use "little".

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Category: Common English Confusions

We can use "appreciate" to ask and to thank. However, people often forget to add "it" when using "if" in a polite request.

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Category: Common English Confusions

A common confusion is which preposition to use in the following fixed expressions.

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Category: Common English Confusions

Sometimes it’s the little things that slow us down or trip us up, such as trying to remember if a word is spelt together or apart.

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Category: Common English Confusions

Prime candidates for confusing words are affect/effect and effective/efficient.

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Category: Common English Confusions